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  1. Doomed

    Dimmer blowing

    I'm being sent to look at a job where a colleague has replaced a dimmer that controls 2 wall lights three times. Apparently 40W candle lamps in pairs. I can think of no reason why this arrangement should keep taking the dimmer out. Any ideas before I go there on Tuesday?
  2. C

    GU10 lamps blowing

    Did a job a few weeks ago which was to change low voltage downlighters to mains voltage GU10s. The old ones were about five years old with a five year warranty on the transformer and some lamps were not lasting very long, so naturally thought some transformers were on way out. Now a few weeks...
  3. P

    All fuses blowing!

    Hello i have seen a first today. i am working for a highway unit and have had to go and solve a fault . I he I can explain this correctly as the wiring is in a bad state with a few under ground t joints to make it a bit more difficult for testing. So. The cable supplying the line of lights is...
  4. S

    LED Lamps Blowing

    Hi guys, I installed four LED GU10 lamps in a customers kitchen, replacing a pendant. There's just a one way light switch, no dimmer. Approx one month later, she called as the lamps had blown, one at a time. I popped over, took the lamps out and returned them to the vendor. In the meantime, I...
  5. Y

    GU10 keep blowing

    Spotlight fitting on the landing and the lamps keep blowing. Can't find a reason, anyone any ideas? I'm going to suggest getting better quality GU10s, and failing that try some LEDs
  6. J

    Old Cartridge fuses blowing, already tested and repaired before. What could it be?

    I have been to a call out today regarding an old cartridge fuse consumer unit. The customer said that the fuse went bang yesterday and she lost her Lounge, dining and one socket in the hallway (there is two but the other is on a different circuit). I went round and tested the circuit and found...
  7. S

    Transformer keeps blowing!!! got me stumped...

    Hi there, would really appreciate any help here. I have installed two under unit kitchen lights, the long bar style with 3 lights in it with transformer concealed inside. The circuit they're on wasn't done by me. Customer also wanted dimmer on them which I installed for them. The under unit...
    • Si-Woz-Ere
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    • blowing keeps transformer
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. A

    Cooker cable - blowing fuse!

    Hello all, I have changed the cable on my Smeg SUK91MFA cooker as the old one was damaged. The cable terminates into a standard 13A plug and had been fine for years. I replaced the cable like for like and replaced the original plug back on. I wired the cooker end of the cable L-N-E from left to...
    • arnoldlayne
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    • blowing cable cooker cooker cable fuse replaced wired
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. R

    Electronic Domestic Instant Start Ballast Keeps Blowing

    Hello. I'm no electrician (well, previously an auto-electrician but no expert on domestic electrics) and do have an electrician lined up to look into this problem next Week but would like to present the problem here for the sake of interest and for gaining some knowledge as to possible causes...
    • RS2OOO
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    • ballast ballasts blowing domestic electrician electronic fitting instant keeps light start
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Domestic Electrician Forum
  10. O

    Hard Work Pays Off

    I've had a particularly busy and tough week - not bad, as all the jobs pretty much went to plan. The icing on the cake has been 2 customers who have rung to say how pleased they are with my work. Yes, I'm blowing my own trumpet, but at times like these when its tough out there its really good...
    • Octopus
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    • better blowing customer customers electrical work off work
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. DaveyD

    Gu 10 Philips customer supplied. Keep blowing

    Hi everyone just fitted customer supplied icage down lighters and gu10s which were Philips I believe. There are over 20 on three seperate circuits. Customer says they keep blowing. Has anyone else has this problem? Seem to think its my fault. Thanks in advance. David.
  12. N

    Compressor blowing 13 amp fuse

    I am trying to find out why an air master tiger 14/60 turbo air compressor keeps blowing the 13amp fuse. MCB does not trip when this happens, always there is no sign of bad connections or a short in the cables. The compressor is a 230 volt, 10 Amp 2.2Kw motor. Anybody have any suggestions as...
  13. J

    72 kw chidlow electraire blowing fuses

    I currently have a problem with a 72 kw storage heater which is blowing 100 amp BS88 about one every 4 days, it is now on its third. The fuse is always on the same phase. I have measured the line currents as L1 33A L2 99A L3 105A Neutral 69A, line/line voltage under load measured approx...
  14. H

    Bulbs blowing and mcb tripping.

    Got a strange fault to rectify come Monday. There is 2 light fittings controlled by one switch. Intermittently when the switch is switched on the furthest lights blow and the mcb trips. However the nearest lights bulbs are fine and can be switched back on when the mcb is restored. This happens...
    • highspark
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    • blowing bulbs mcb tripping
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. A

    1000 w dimmer keeps blowing

    Have replaced a dimmer switch for a chanderleer with around 10 bulbs at 40w. Every couple of months the dimmer will blow. I Done insulation test on switch line and light itself and no problems. The light is on from. 8am-8pm most days as its a pub. Any ideas
    • aaelectric
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    • blowing dimmer dimmers keeps light switch tried using
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  16. K

    new light fitting blowing breaker

    hi guys hoping to get some advice, our porch light has been removed as the entire porch is being redone but the 2 cable feeds were not identified i have checked polarity on one and i am certain this is the switch wire leaving the second cable as a mains feed cable .The problem is every time i...
    • kyranocat
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    • blowing breaker cable connected fitting light neutral new switch switched
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Australia
  17. S

    12v 50w downlights that keep blowing

    The Opps manager of a regular repeat customer of mine has some issues with the 12v 50w down-lighters in his kitchen and bathroom each light is supplied by it's own 12v 50w transformer, but the same 4 (out of 8) lamps in the kitchen and same 2 (out of 4) lamps in the bathroom keep blowing. the...
  18. V

    240v - 12v downlighter transformerkeeps blowing.

    Hi, I have replaced this twice and they have both blown within a few minutes of fitting. There are 3 lights on the circuit each with their own transformer and a dimmer switch. This installation has been up for 10 years with no problems till now, the other 2 lights are fine. 2 transformers...
    • vinpug
    • Thread
    • 12v 240v blowing secondary transformer transformers
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  19. E

    lights keep blowing

    Hello folks plumber here from the sister forum got a problem with the lights in my house basically they keep blowing, and it tends to happen at night when everything else is off(around 2am) living room light, kitchen light, bathroom light. The fuse board is an old one with fuse wire fuses...
    • EPGS
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    • blowing lighting lights
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Australia
  20. S

    Chandelier bulbs keep blowing

    Hi everybody Every time I went to my grandparents their chandelier had around 4 out of the 10 bulbs that had blown, this would happen after a couple of weeks of being replaced and it would alternate between the 10 sockets. It is on a 10amp type b breaker and there has been no issue with this...
    • Stefone
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    • blowing bulbs chandelier
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia

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